The 30+ Best Mariel Hemingway Movies

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List of the best Mariel Hemingway movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Mariel Hemingway's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Mariel Hemingway movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Mariel Hemingway movies will be at the top of the list. Mariel Hemingway has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Mariel Hemingway movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Mariel Hemingway films to end the squabble once and for all.

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List films include Perfume, Greetings from Earth and many additional films as well.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Mariel Hemingway movies?" and "What are the greatest Mariel Hemingway roles of all time?"

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Most divisive: Archie's Final Project
Over 80 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 30+ Best Mariel Hemingway Movies
  • Personal Best
    1
    Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly, Scott Glenn
    14 votes
    Young sprinter Chris Cahill (Mariel Hemingway) is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner (Patrice Donnelly). At first the two women form a friendship as Tory and her coach (Scott Glenn) help Chris with her training. Gradually, Tory and Chris start having a sexual relationship and become very close. Their intimacy becomes complicated when Chris' improvement causes them to be competitors for the Olympic team.
  • Deconstructing Harry
    2
    Caroline Aaron, Woody Allen, Kirstie Alley
    6 votes
    Novelist Harry Block (Woody Allen) has become a success by turning his family and friends' lives into fodder for his books. Due to his novels' popularity, the university that once kicked Harry out has asked him to return for a ceremony that will honor him. As Harry sets out for the trip, he is confronted by his fictional characters, as well as real people who no longer want anything to do with him, and he learns how deeply his overly candid stories have affected those around him.
  • Creator
    3
    Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano
    5 votes
    With the help of student assistant Boris (Vincent Spano) and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper (Peter O'Toole) plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli (Mariel Hemingway), an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara (Virginia Madsen), falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
  • Lipstick
    4
    Margaux Hemingway, Chris Sarandon, Mariel Hemingway
    5 votes
    A model (Margaux Hemingway) avenges her rape by an avant-garde musician (Chris Sarandon), who later attacks her sister (Mariel Hemingway).
  • Manhattan
    5
    Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
    7 votes
    Set against the backdrop of New York City's skyline, Manhattan is a romantic drama directed by the renowned Woody Allen. The story unfolds around Isaac Davis (Woody Allen), a twice-divorced, neurotic comedy writer caught in a complex love triangle with his best friend's mistress, Mary Wilke (Diane Keaton), and his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tracy (Mariel Hemingway). As Isaac wrestles with his midlife crisis and romantic entanglements, the film paints an evocative portrait of Manhattan. Noted for its black-and-white cinematography and iconic Gershwin score, this movie stands as a testament to Allen's creative prowess.
  • In Her Line of Fire
    6
    Mariel Hemingway, Jill Bennett, David Keith
    7 votes
    In Her Line of Fire is a 2006 film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Mariel Hemingway, David Keith, David Millbern and Jill Bennett. It is also known as Air Force Two in several countries. Much of the filming was done in New Zealand.
  • Star 80
    7
    Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson
    7 votes
    When sleazy Paul Snider (Eric Roberts) stumbles upon pretty high school beauty Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway), he knows she is star material. Paul becomes her manager and husband, and under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men. Dorothy's career rises as Paul's mental state declines, leading ultimately to tragedy.
  • The Sex Monster
    8
    Mariel Hemingway, Stephen Baldwin, Marisol Nichols
    6 votes
    The Sex Monster is a 1999 American comedy film directed and written by Mike Binder. A neurotic businessman, who works as a building contractor in Los Angeles, tries to improve his sex life with his wife by encouraging her to have a threesome involving another woman.
  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
    9
    Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway
    9 votes
    Seeing the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a nuclear arms race that could lead to Earth's destruction, Superman (Christopher Reeve) decides that he must take action. He collects all the nuclear warheads from the world and throws them into space. Meanwhile, Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), has broken out of prison with a new scheme. He clones Superman with radioactive material to create Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow), a being just as powerful as the man of steel.
  • Bad Moon
    10
    Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble
    4 votes
    Ted (Michael Paré) is working in Nepal when he and his girlfriend are attacked by a mysterious creature. Ted, though brutally maimed, survives, but his girlfriend is not so lucky. To help his recovery, Ted moves close to his sister, Janet (Mariel Hemingway), and her son, Brett (Mason Gamble), but soon realizes he was attacked by a werewolf. Ted is helpless to stop his transformation and only Brett's German shepherd, Thor, is able to see that Ted is a danger to everyone around him.
  • The Mean Season
    11
    Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan
    4 votes
    After reporting on the murder of a teenage girl, journalist Malcolm Anderson (Kurt Russell) is contacted by the killer (Richard Jordan) known as the "Numbers Murderer," who offers exclusive information about the deaths. With the cooperation of the police, who tape the killer's phone calls, Malcolm agrees and soon becomes famous. Jealous of the attention the journalist is receiving for his coverage, the Numbers Murderer kidnaps Malcolm's girlfriend, Christine (Mariel Hemingway).
  • The Contender
    12
    Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges
    4 votes
    When the sitting Vice President dies, Senator Laine Hanson is chosen by the President to be the first woman to hold the office. The selection meets with opposition from members of both parties, in particular a powerful political adversary who will seemingly stop at nothing to discredit her. Her confirmation hearings set off a firestorm of controversy as shocking secrets from Hanson's past are revealed, threatening her personal life as well as her political future.
  • Perfume
    13
    Carmen Electra, Mariska Hargitay, Michelle Williams
    4 votes
    Perfume is a 2001 film about the fashion industry in New York City.
  • First Daughter
    14
    Diamond Dallas Page, Monica Keena, Mariel Hemingway
    3 votes
    First Daughter is a 1999 action/romance television movie starring Mariel Hemingway, Gregory Harrison, Doug Savant and Diamond Dallas Page, with Monica Keena as the title role. It was directed by Armand Mastroianni.
  • Nanking
    15
    Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff
    3 votes
    This documentary chronicles the events in the Chinese capital city of Nanking following the Japanese invasion of 1937. Combining archival footage with interviews and cinematic recreations of historic events, the film follows German businessman John Rabe (Jürgen Prochnow), surgeon Bob Wilson (Woody Harrelson) and American missionary Minnie Vautrin (Mariel Hemingway) as they sacrifice their own safety to protect Chinese refugees from the marauding Japanese army.
  • Sunset
    16
    Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell
    3 votes
    Having retired from a life of gunfights and peacekeeping, the great Wyatt Earp (James Garner) has landed a job as adviser to a Western movie about himself. On the set of the silent picture, he gets to know Tom Mix (Bruce Willis), an actor who specializes in Westerns, who has been hired to portray Earp. Not long after making each others' acquaintance, they find out that Earp's ex-girlfriend's son is missing, and the man responsible may be studio chief Alfie Alperin (Malcolm McDowell).
  • Fourplay
    17
    Colin Firth, Stephen Fry, Mariel Hemingway
    3 votes
    Fourplay is a romantic comedy film released in 2001.
  • Falling from Grace
    18
    John Mellencamp, Mariel Hemingway, John Prine
    2 votes
    Falling from Grace is a 1992 drama film, produced by Little B and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his acting and directorial debut in this story by Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurtry. The story contains many similarities to Mellencamp's real life. It is his sole directing credit.
  • First Shot
    19

    First Shot

    Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Harrison, Gregory Harrison
    2 votes
    First Shot is the third telemovie in the Alex McGregor film series. Mariel Hemingway reprising her role, she originated in First Daughter.
  • Delirious
    20
    John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms
    2 votes
    Jack Gable (John Candy), a soap opera writer with little in the way of a love life -- and even less job security -- takes a knock on the head one day and wakes up in the very television show he has been writing. He discovers that through his typewriter he can control events in his new reality. At first, Jack believes this will help him impress Laura (Emma Samms), the actress who plays the program's star, but soon he realizes that no matter how much power he has, he can't control everything.
  • American Reel
    21
    David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Maloney
    2 votes
    American Reel is a 1999 drama film directed by Mark Archer and starring David Carradine, Michael Maloney, and Mariel Hemingway. The film is set in Chicago, Illinois, though primary filming locations included Fort Wayne, Indiana, Waterloo, Indiana, and Hicksville, Ohio. American Reel was shown on a double bill with Kill Bill: Volume 2 on December 8, 2011, at the New Beverly Cinema.
  • Normandy: The Great Crusade
    22

    Normandy: The Great Crusade

    Mariel Hemingway, Leslie Caron, John Benjamin Hickey
    2 votes
    Normandy: The Great Crusade is a two-hour documentary on the World War II invasion of Normandy by the Allies on June 6, 1944. This documentary offers a stirring look at the human side of war, especially the valor of those who fought the battles for Normandy and for the liberation of Europe.
  • September
    23

    September

    Jacqueline Bissett, Mariel Hemingway, Jenny Agutter
    2 votes
    September is a 1996 drama TV film directed by Colin Bucksey.
  • Archie's Final Project
    24
    David Carradine, Vanessa Lengies, Mariel Hemingway
    2 votes
    Archie's Final Project is a teen comedy-drama film directed by David Lee Miller and starring Gabriel Sunday. It won the best feature film prize for the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival's youth film section Generation 14plus. It is scheduled for limited release in Los Angeles, New York City and Santa Fe, New Mexico in September 2011 and was released on DVD December 6.
  • Warning: Parental Advisory
    25
    Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Dee Snider
    3 votes
    Warning: Parental Advisory was a made for TV movie created by VH1 and directed by Mark Waters in 2002. The movie follows the story of Dee Snider and Frank Zappa, testifying before Congress against lyrics labeling laws. The movie focuses on the formation of the Parents Music Resource Center and its impact on music during 1985. It stars Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway as Tipper Gore, Griffin Dunne as Zappa, and Dee Snider as himself. In fact, the introductory speech that Snider gave in the movie before testifying is verbatim, exactly the same speech he gave in 1985.
  • Greetings from Earth
    26

    Greetings from Earth

    Mariel Hemingway, Allisyn Ashley Arm
    1 votes
  • Between Truth and Lies
    27

    Between Truth and Lies

    Mariel Hemingway
    1 votes
    Between Truth and Lies is a film directed by John Bradshaw released on Mar 12, 2006.
  • Steal the Sky
    28

    Steal the Sky

    Mariel Hemingway, Andreas Katsulas, Ben Cross
    1 votes
    Steal the Sky is a 1988 HBO movie starring Mariel Hemingway and Ben Cross. The movie is based on the true story of Iraqi pilot Munir Redfa flying a MiG-21 fighter jet from Iraq to Israel in 1966. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Yanni.
  • The Golden Boys
    29

    The Golden Boys

    David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern
    1 votes
    Retired sea captains Zeb (David Carradine), Jerry (Rip Torn) and Perez (Bruce Dern) live together in 1905 Cape Cod. Deciding that they need a woman's touch around the place but don't want to pay for a maid, the men decide to place an ad for a mail-order bride. Jerry, the loser of a coin toss, is the one designated to marry whomever answers the ad, but all plans go by the wayside when the very appealing Martha Snow (Mariel Hemingway) is the one who steps off the train and into the men's lives.
  • Great Museums: Curious About Cuba: Great Museums of Havana
    30

    Great Museums: Curious About Cuba: Great Museums of Havana

    Mariel Hemingway
    1 votes